Uterus-supporter.



0. FLEICH.

UTERUS SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY27, 1915.

1,111,275, Patented Deo. 14, 1915.

OSCAR FLEICH, OF NEW YORK, I\l'. Y.

UTEBiUS-SUPIPORTER.

Speeicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1d, 1915.

Application filed July 27, 1915.l Serial No. 42,178.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, OSCAR FLnIorr, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn, in the county ,of

Kings, city and State of New York, have in' vented an linprovement in Uterus-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.`

and furthermore these devices, as now con' structed, are very apt, afterbeing placed, to separate, permitting the supporting ring to fall from its position, and consequently removing the required support, making the use of the instrument more detrimental than i f no support at wall had be@ QIHDOYG- rEhe object, therefore, of my present invention is to so improve this form of uterus support as to readily permit the patient to proiierly place and remove the instrument,

and to also so construct the parts that they cannot accidentally become displaced.

The uterus supporte-r made in accordance with my present invention will be hereinafter more particularly described, in connec tion with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of the instrument. Fig. 2 is a partial elevation of the same. .Fig 3 is a central cross section and partial elevation on an enlarged scale, showing the manner in which the ring and pendant members are connected. Fig. l is an elevation at the end of the pendant member taken in a position different from that shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal cross section of the pendant and associated parts.

Referring to the drawing, the instrument made in accordance with this invention preferably comprises a ring support member, in-

dicated at 10, and a cross bar 11. The ends of the cross bar are preferably set into recesses provided therefor in the ring, as indicated at 12, so that the connection between these parts will not interfere in any manner with the circular cross section of the ring, this being of particular advantage, because in some instruments of this nature the cross bar, at its ends, has been connected to the ring in such a manner as to extend below the same, rendering its use, when not properly set,`oftentimes exceedingly painful, because of the pressure exerted on certain nerves.

Suitably secured in a central position in the cross member 11, l provide a socket 18. The walls 1st of this socket are preferably cylindrical and terminate at one side of the cross bar in a flaring mouth, indicated at 15.

Associated with this member, comprising the member and cross bar, l employ a pendant 16. This is fitted with a tubular member 17, provided exterior-ly of the pendant with a screw threaded end 18 adaptedto receive a cap'19. l

Within the cap and tubular member l employ a plunger 20. The head 21 of the plunger extends through an opening vided therefor in the end of the cap, and is normally maintained in position, with a flange 22 bearingagainst the inner surface of the head of the cap, by avhelical spring 23, which, at one end, bearsv against the flange 22, surrounds the plunger 20, and extends within the tubular: member 17 to the inner end thereof.

In its outer surface the cap 19 is provided with an inclined groove 24C, terminating in a recess 25, which extends longitudinally of the pendant, and within the socket member 111 a pin or projection 26 is provided to enter and slide within the groove 24: and to enter and be maintained within the recess 25 by action of the plunger 20 and spring 23.

In the use of this instrument, as will be understood, the parts are first separated and the ring and cross bar member inserted in an upright position and then turned over so as to rest upon thepelvic bones to properly support a prolapsed uterus, then the pendantmember is inserted and due to the flaring walls or mouth 15 of the socket the proper place for connecting the pendant may readily be found and then by merely turning the pendant the pin 26 enters the groove 2l and moves therein until it reaches the recess 25, and in so doing of course the plunger 20 is depressed against the base of the socket 13 and against the action of the spring Q3.

The moment, however, the pin 26 reaches the recess 25, the action of the spring, together with the plunger, forces the pendant downwardly to bring the pin into its proper position in the recess 25. This locks the parts together .so .that the pendent .cannot ,acciprol position on the pelvic bones.

first slightly raise the pendant so as to remove the pin from the recess 25, when by turning the pendant in the opposite direction, or, simply by the action of the spring against the plunger, the pendant Will be turned in the opposite direction and the parts disconnected. i

It will be furthermore understood rthat Whenrin position, the pendant member lies Within the upper portion of the vagina so as to maintain the ring and cross bar in proper It Will also be apparent that the ypendant member and parts associated therewith are separable so as to'readily be cleansed by an antiseptic solution.

I claim as my invention--k v l. A uterus supporter comprising a support member, a member extending across said support member, asocket fixed in the member extending across the support member and having a relatively large mouth, a pendant member, and means for so connecting said pendant member in said socket as to prevent theaccidental separation of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for one side thereof, a pendant member, and means for so connecting the said pendant member in said socket as to prevent the accidental separation of the parts.

3. A uterus supporter comprising a ring, a cross bar secured therein, a socket fixed in the cross bar and having a flaring mouth at one side thereof, a pendant, a tubular 1ne1nber fixed therein, a cap secured to the tubular member, a plunger Within the tubular member and extending through the said cap, yielding means for maintaining the plunger in its normal position, and means for causing the cap to be so engaged in the said socket as to prevent the accidental separa- -tion of the parts.

4. A uterus supporter comprising a ring, a cross bar secured therein, a socket fixed in the cross bar and having a Haring mouth at one side thereof, a pendant, a tubular ineinber fixed therein, a cap secured to the tubular member, a plunger within the tubular member and extending through the said cap, a helical spring within the said tubular member for maintaining thc said plunger in its normal position, said cap having an inclined groove in its surface which terminates in a longitudinal recess, and a pin Within the said socket for engaging the said groove and recess to detachably connect the parts together.

Signed by me this 23rd day of July,1915.

OSCAR FLEICH.

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